Profits Over People? Angry Californians Blast Toxic Ports
Thousands of California residents living near the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach claim port officials are being dishonest about efforts to try and rid their neighborhoods of all the toxic pollution that they say is killing them. Residents from neighborhoods like Wilmington and San Pedro as well as Long Beach and Palos Verdes say they are overwhelmed with the diesel fumes and poisonous emissions that have been seeping into the air for years with all the black soot and smog that has been causing everything from asthma to cancer. The neighbors say something must be done to stop this public health crisis once and for all. Reporter David Nazar has this exclusive investigation as he speaks with angry residents and port executives.